The Elopement Scene in Katsuragawa Renri no Shigarami (Katsuragawa renri no shigarami, michiyuki), from the series "A Selection of Ancient and Modern Dramas (Kokon Joruri zukushi)"
Utagawa Hiroshige
c. 1847/52
Medium
Color woodblock print; oban
Dimensions
38.1 × 25.7 cm (15 × 10 1/8 in.)
Classification
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
29508
About the Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige · 1826–1869
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), born Andō Tokutarō, was the last great master of Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock printmaking and one of the most influential landscape artists in history. Born in Edo (modern Tokyo) into a low-ranking samurai family serving as fire wardens, Hiroshige transformed landscape printmaking into a poetic meditation on nature, weather, and everyday life. His revolutionary approac...